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Surgeons found the gallstone was so big that it took up most of the space in his gallbladder — the organ that stores bile, ...

Gallbladder surgery typically results in three or four small scars on your abdomen. These may disappear eventually, but you can take steps to help the healing process and minimize their appearance.

Surgery is the most effective treatment for gallstones. Nonsurgical treatments are options if surgery is too risky. Healthy ...

Q. In prior columns, you talked about the use of medications to lower cholesterol and that guidelines that were introduced in 2013 have been controversial. Is there anything new to know? A. Yes. Just ...

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The gallbladder stores bile, a digestive fluid. It contracts after emptying as part of the digestive process, but other factors, such as gallstones, can cause it to collapse, leading to pain and other ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis, or gangrene of the gallbladder, happens when severe inflammation due to cholecystitis leads to tissue death. Gangrenous cholecystitis — also known as gangrenous gallbladder ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...

In a rare reported case, doctors at Private hospital in Haryana's Gurugram have successfully removed as many as 8,125 gallstones from the abdomen of a 70-year-old man, bringing an end to years of ...